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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1905
Page
6
The Ben Hur train of 14 cars reached Spokane Sunday evening. Advance seat sales for the play exceed the prior two years, with out of town orders now filled promptly if accompanied by remittance. Washington and Idaho residents receive the same treatment as Spokane locals.
Henry Lear former president of the Doylestown bank has been convicted in federal court of willful misappropriation of bank funds. M. Witte has been created a count. The cruiser Boston is at Mare Island after semi annual target practice. Russia seeks consideration of Russian POWs treated as ordinary prisoners by Japan. France mediates.
C D Halsey and Co bankers and brokers report the loss of negotiable paper worth 12000 from a client. A firm representative would not confirm theft. A rumor linked the loss to a person who last month secured 360000 in securities from National City Bank on a forged check.
Mrs Mary O Hare 45 of Cherry Valley Leicester Mass walked into a rear pond with her 11 months old baby in her arms both drowned no cause given for the tragedy
The Grand Trunk Pacific announces an order worth 4 million dollars for steel rails from Dominion Iron & Steel of Sydney Nova Scotia with delivery to occur within five years. In Oakland California on October 3 Arthur E Sargent was shot and likely fatally wounded by Policeman H N McCready as he tried to escape after being halted for bicycle theft.
Bishop Horstmann of the Cleveland diocese wears a mitre valued at $10,000 in jewels and precious stones, the most costly in the United States, as part of a report on church finery and funding.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a terse exchange where a woman asks if death would be accepted for love. The man answers positively, then she wonders if any funds remain after the undertaker's bill is settled, implying financial concerns tied to love and death.
John Alexander Dowie aged Zion movement leader is stricken with paralysis and plans to depart from Illinois for New Zion in Mexico. He disclosed his illness in Leaves of Healing and named a successor as Zion hosts chief without revealing the name. Dowie urges followers to remain faithful despite his illness and impending absence.
A Texas and Pacific train between Dallas and Fort Worth reports a passenger named Michael Shields born in Bakersfield California or Portland Oregon who killed himself by cutting his throat in a locked toilet room. He was about 50 years old.
A reader notes that about three quarters of tea in the country is not very good. The writer adds the fraction is not too high and mentions a grocer refunds money if customers feel cheated like Baldanig’s lent.
At an English automobile meet a competition measured how well chauffeurs judge the speed of their cars. The event tested drivers ability to estimate pace while their machines moved.
Charles Henry Treat, now United States treasurer, is a direct descendant of Robert Treat who served as deputy royal governor of Connecticut for 32 years. Robert Treat lived in Delaware and Maryland before settling in New York.
A fragment mentions Schilling's Bess as a foot rule and Sir Alfred Jones weighing a central London hotel project offering bed and board for $2 a day. Additional ads note assayer Howard E Burton and price listings for metals, cyanide tests, and mail order envelopes from Leadville Colorado.
Private Peter McIntyre of the coast artillery was killed at Fort Totten Whitestone L I by Private William Snyder. A quarrel earlier in the day preceded Snyder's claim to kill McIntyre before midnight and he stabbed him in the back with a bayonet.
The final effort to save Albert T. Patrick, condemned for the Rice murder, will be made before the state court of appeals. Ex Senator David B. Hill will address the court in a bid to obtain a reargument after a four to three appellate ruling.
A newly completed city map shows every structure in the town, about 88,500 buildings, clearly recognizable. It covers the city area of roughly 25 by 20 yards and highlights teething remedies for children.
After first day’s use of Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Bend for Free two dollar trial bottle and treatise. Dr R H Kline Ltd 931 Arch St Philadelphia 7. TS Permanently Cured. Worits of nervousness Official figures show that only 20 persons in Great Britain have incomes exceeding 250000 a year. The best evidences of religion are not in arguments but in lives. Spokane NU
A mosaic of quotable opinions and wire-service style blurbs from multiple papers ranges from politics and war to diplomacy and health. Critics rail at mosquitos, the Kaiser, and taxation while noting figures such as Wu Ting Fang and Senator Mitchell alongside global events and daily domestic concerns.
Tolstoi roams the woods as a daily habit. Gen Booth of the Salvation Army is described as a workaholic. O B Rustard of Duluth Minnesota is said to be a direct descendant of Norway’s old royal line.
A Wiesbaden chemist reports that special breeding and feeding of fowls raises the natural iron content of eggs. The eggs are described as medicinal and useful for curing various diseases.
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It promises one hundred dollar reward if it fails and urges internal use to reach blood and mucous membranes. Includes testimonials, address to F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
Public lands sold in Washington D C totaled 522703 last year with Idaho 370272 Oregon 675325 and Montana 350031. Total receipts from land sales reached 4757987 and will lift the reclamation fund to about 26000000. Large withdrawals for irrigation projects helped produce this positive showing.
Report notes a trend of higher fares for the wealthy and cheaper passages for the poor aboard Bremen steamers with one vessel offering a $2000 per passage suite.
Shake Allen’s Foot-Ease powder on hot sweaty feet to cure corns ingrowing nails bunions and swelling. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25c with a free sample offer by mail. A coroner in England notes people over 12 may be summoned as jurors. No man is ashamed of his acts as often as he should be.
In Montreal on October 3 reports say Gaynor and Greene’s counsel asked the justice minister for a hearing before extradition papers are signed. Confirmation is not available.
The Swedish steamer Njord and the Robert collided near Hveen island in the sound. The Robert sank and twenty persons were drowned. Also noted is a claim about a modern bullet piercing animal and tree targets, followed by a brief mention of Naples editor Matilda Serao as a popular Italian novelist.
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